Cheyenne

Cheyenne
I. noun (plural Cheyenne or Cheyennes) Etymology: American French, from Dakota šahíyena Date: 1778 1. a member of an American Indian people of the western plains of the United States 2. the Algonquian language of the Cheyenne people II. geographical name 1. river 527 miles (850 kilometers) South Dakota flowing NE into Missouri River 2. city SE Wyoming, its capital population 53,011

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  • Cheyenne — bezeichnet: ein nordamerikanisches Indianervolk, siehe Cheyenne (Volk) deren Sprache, siehe Cheyenne (Sprache) einen Vornamen, siehe Cheyenne (Vorname) einen Berg, siehe Cheyenne Mountain Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Cheyenne (Kansas)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cheyenne — • Diocese established 9 August, 1887 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cheyenne     Cheyenne     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Cheyenne — Cheyenne, WY U.S. city in Wyoming Population (2000): 53011 Housing Units (2000): 23782 Land area (2000): 21.108509 sq. miles (54.670786 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.082327 sq. miles (0.213226 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.190836 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne — puede referirse a: Los cheyennes, un pueblo indígena norteamericano. El idioma hablado por los miembros de dicho pueblo. Cheyenne, localidad del estado estadounidense de Oklahoma. Cheyenne, la capital y ciudad más grande del estado estadounidense …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cheyenne, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 778 Housing Units (2000): 417 Land area (2000): 0.991635 sq. miles (2.568323 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.991635 sq. miles (2.568323 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne, WY — U.S. city in Wyoming Population (2000): 53011 Housing Units (2000): 23782 Land area (2000): 21.108509 sq. miles (54.670786 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.082327 sq. miles (0.213226 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.190836 sq. miles (54.884012 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cheyenne — Cheyenne1 [shī an′, shīen′] n. [Fr < Dakota šahíyena: meaning unknown ] 1. pl. Cheyennes or Cheyenne a member of a North American Indian people that migrated from Minnesota to the headwaters of the Platte River, and into S Colorado and SW… …   English World dictionary

  • Cheyenne — (spr. schi énn), Hauptstadt des nordamerikan. Staates Wyoming, Grafschaft Laramie, 1851 m ü. M., an der Union Pacificbahn, mit Kapitol, Bibliothek, Landamt, Eisenbahnwerkstätten, Achatschleiferei, starkem Viehhandel und 14,087 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cheyenne — (spr. schīénn), Hauptstadt des nordamerik. Staates Wyoming, 1843 m ü.d.M., (1900) 14.087 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cheyenne — the capital city of the US state of ↑Wyoming …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Cheyenne — 1778, from Fr. Canadian, from Dakota Sahi yena, a dim. of Sahi ya, a Dakotan name for the Cree people …   Etymology dictionary

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